The obituary also stated that Trentlage got his family involved in crafting his jingles. "We were always getting out of school to hop a train and meet our dad at a Chicago recording studio," his daughter Linda Bruun said. "We never thought that was unusual."

In addition to the Oscar Mayer wiener song, Trentlage also wrote jingles for McDonald's and V8, according to his obituary.

He was survived by a wife of 33 years, seven children and stepchildren and dozens of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.